Three field goals by Moses Villareal-Gomez provided much
of the catalyst for Pacific's first half scoring in the Boxers' near upset of
No. 2 ranked Linfield in the regular season finale.

His efforts earned the junior place-kicker a selection as
the Northwest Conference Football Special Teams Student-Athlete of the
Week. The award is selected by the conference's sports information
directors.

Villareal-Gomez went 3 for 3 in field goals, including a
pair of first-half field goals that helped give the Boxers a 13-6 halftime lead
over the Wildcats. He opened the game with the second longest kick of his
Pacific career, a 43-yarder with 2:43 to go in the first quarter that gave
Pacific a 3-0 lead.

He added a 29-yard field goal with eight seconds left in
the first half that gave the Boxers their 13-7 halftime and marked the first
time this season that Linfield had trailed at the half. Villareal-Gomez
made it 3 for 3 when he opened the second half with a 28-yard kick that gave
Pacific its biggest lead of the game, 16-7. Linfield would rally,
however, and come back to win 28-22.

"Moses came up big for us on Saturday," Pacific
coach Keith Buckley said. "Hitting those three field goals and giving us
an opportunity to put points on the board helped us take a halftime lead
against the No. 2 team in the country. The kicking game is so important
and Moses continues to be a great weapon for our team."

Villareal-Gomez is already the best kicker in school
history and continues to extend his reputation as one of the best in the
conference. He finished the regular season ranked first in the NWC with
11 field goals made, 16 attempted and 69 percent of his field goals
made. In addition, he finished the regular season ranked 17th among NCAA
Division III kickers with an average of 1.1 field goals made per game and 84th
in field goal percentage.

Villareal-Gomez rewrote the record books again with his
ability. His 11 made this season broke the former school record of 10, set
by Kevin Buckner in 1988 and his 39 point-after attempts made blasted by the
former record of 25 set by Cub Shulund in 1986. In the career record
books, Villareal-Gomez extended his career records to 27 field goals made and
84 point-after attempts made.

Pacific finished the season with a 7-3 record, its best
finish since the 1972 season. The Boxers finished fourth in the NWC with a
3-3 record, marking the program's first .500 or better conference finish since
1988.